Adults with both depression and obesity, cognitive behavioral therapy that focused on problem solving reduced depression in a third of patients

Racism and discrimination lead to faster aging through brain network changes, new study finds

Ketamine interrupts machine gun-like neural activity to alleviate depression

Scientists uncover brain circuit that balances eating for necessity and eating for pleasure

Fungus learns to drive in "biohybrid" robots - Scientists create a new kind of “biohybrid” robot that moves in response to signals from the nervous system of a fungus

Researchers found that serotonin is released not only when rewards are consumed but also in response to cues that predict rewards

Scientists Discover a Brain Network Twice The Size in Depression Patients

Choking under pressure: Brain neurons misfire when the stakes are highest

Research found people with sinus issues were around four times more likely to have anxiety and two times more likely to have depression

A nationally representative sample of 2,767 US adults aged 71 and older found that up to 19% of dementia cases in this population could potentially be attributed to at least one vision impairment

Fatigue in Long COVID patients is associated with certain patterns of brain structure and function

Doctors are worried a combat sport called slap fighting, watched by millions and gaining in popularity, may be causing brain damage

Researchers team has discovered the genetic programmes that allow motor neurons to retract from the spinal cord

Australian researchers have taken a step towards finding a biological basis for youth depression by showing that it may be related to the connections in the brain

New study published in JNeurosci reveals how amyloid-β, the primary neurotoxic agent in Alzheimer’s disease, disrupts memory and learning by impairing synapses and signaling in the brain.

A classic psychedelic, similar to LSD, psilocybin and mescalin, was found to activate a cell type in the brain that silences other neighboring neurons, a result that provides insight into how such drugs reduce anxiety…

Covid lockdowns prematurely aged girls’ brains more than boys’, study finds

A study of a woman’s brain before, during and after pregnancy revealed sweeping neural changes, some of which stuck around months after her baby was born

Study suggests that relinquishment of positivity and avoidance of positivity could be pathways explaining the development and maintenance of anxiety and depression

Deep learning based decoding of single local field potential events

The connection between brain structure and ideology: MRI scans of 975 Dutch individuals aged 19 to 26 found conservative people's amygdalas are slightly larger (by the size of one sesame seed out of 157)…

Women may be at a higher genetic risk for developing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) compared to men

Progression subtypes in Parkinson’s disease identified by a data-driven multi cohort analysis

Dyslexia and ADHD share genetic links

A single treatment session, which includes the video game Tetris, can reduce symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

Ataxia, a difficulty in coordinating voluntary movements, is primarily considered to originate from damage to the cerebellum

Autistic adults exhibit unique strengths in mental imagery, study finds

Research found mindfulness meditation produced significant reductions in pain intensity and pain unpleasantness ratings, and also reduced brain activity patterns associated with pain and negative emotions

Robust memory of a previous event shown to prevent new flexible memories from being formed, this due to a newly discovered (in mice) neuronal mechanism in the hippocampus

A study confirms a shared genetic vulnerability between schizophrenia and other psychiatric disorders like bipolar disorder and major depression, with this link being more significant in men than in women with schizophrenia

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